Saturday, June 24, 1978 at 11:27 AM
1978-06-24 03:27 UTC · -15.003°, 167.267°
Magnitude
5.5 mb
Strong
Depth
122 km
Intermediate
Energy
2.7 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-15.003°, 167.267°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 122 km this was a intermediate earthquake. Intermediate-depth quakes spread shaking over a wider area but are usually less destructive at the surface.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~4913 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
10 recorded M4.0+ events within 270 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.